MIAMI LAKES, Fla., Aug. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuse Science, Inc.
(OTCQB: DROP) (www.fusescience.com), a consumer products and
delivery technology company that is developing new, patent-pending
technologies poised to redefine how consumers receive energy,
medicines, vitamins and minerals announced today the addition of
Ms. JoAnne Brandes and Mr.
Reginald Hollinger to the Fuse
Science, Inc. board as independent directors and the appointment of
Jeanne Hebert, Senior VP of
Marketing and Clinical Research to a board seat. This is the
second phase of the Company's continuing efforts to expand
dedicated resources while reducing corporate expenses.
"We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Hollinger and Ms. Brandes to
our board of directors. Their extensive experience in
corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and legal and
administrative matters strengthens our corporation significantly,"
stated Brian Tuffin, CEO of Fuse
Science, Inc.
Reginald Hollinger has over 23
years of experience in the fields of mergers and acquisitions and
corporate finance. Since 2012, he has been an independent
consultant in the field, after having served as a Managing Director
at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. from 2011 to 2012 and as a
co-founder and Managing General Partner of Quetzal/J.P. Morgan
Partners, L.P., a New York
City-based private equity fund from 2000 to 2010. Mr.
Hollinger holds a B.A. from Williams
College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business
School.
JoAnne Brandes is an attorney and
consultant specializing in leadership development, corporate
structure and governance, cultural transformation and change
management. In January 2007,
she retired from an over 25-year career with the S.C. Johnson family of companies, where she
served in various capacities, including the Executive Vice
President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and
Secretary of JohnsonDiversey, Inc., responsible for all legal
matters, human resources, communications, public offerings and
administration for the firm and its over 65 domestic and
international subsidiaries. She currently serves as a member
of the board of directors of Andersen Windows Corporation, Bemis
Manufacturing Corporation and First Business Bank of Brookfield, Wisconsin. Ms. Brandes holds
a B.A. degree from the University of
Wisconsin and a J.D. degree from Willamette University College of Law.
"The Fuse Science board is now comprised of nine members, seven
independent directors and two management directors," stated
Brian Tuffin, CEO of Fuse
Science. "The governance of our company is a best practice
model for shareholders and these new additions strengthen an
existing team that will help advance the active strategies of the
company with a reduced cost structure. In the near future we
anticipate the announcement of additional initiatives that we
believe will assist in the continuing growth and expansion of the
company," added Tuffin.
A full summary is detailed in the Company's Form 8-K, which is
available on the Company's website at www.fusescience.com or within
the Filings section of the Securities and Exchange Commission's web
site located at www.sec.gov.
About Fuse Science, Inc.
Fuse Science, Inc. (OTCQB: DROP), is an innovative consumer
products and delivery technology company based in Miami Lakes, Florida. Fuse Science holds
the rights to new, patent-pending technologies poised to redefine
how consumers receive energy, medicines, vitamins and
minerals. The Company maintains the rights to sublingual and
transdermal delivery systems for bioactive agents that can now, for
the first time, effectively encapsulate and charge many varying
molecules in order to produce complete product formulations which
can bypass the gastrointestinal tract and enter the blood stream
directly - all in a concentrated "DROP" form that is simply applied
under the tongue. The Fuse Science technology is designed to
accelerate conveyance of medicines or nutrients relative to
traditional pills and liquids and can enhance how consumers receive
these products. Information about Fuse Science is available online
at www.fusescience.com and www.poweredbyfuse.com or by calling
305-503-FUSE (3873).
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